Miss USA 1984

Miss USA 1984
Date	May 17, 1984
Presenters	Bob Barker
Venue	Lakeland, Florida
Broadcaster	CBS
Winner	Mai Shanley New Mexico
Congeniality	Diane Gadoury
Photogenic	Laura Shaw

Miss USA 1984, the 33rd Miss USA pageant, was televised live from Lakeland, Florida on May 17, 1984. At the conclusion of the final competition, Mai Shanley of New Mexico was crowned Miss USA 1984 by outgoing titleholder Julie Hayek of California.

The pageant was hosted by Bob Barker. It was the first time the pageant had been held in Florida since 1971, the last time the pageant had been held in its old home of Miami Beach.

In an odd occurrence, both women in the top two had previously competed at Miss America, neither one of whom placed at that pageant.

Results

Placements

• Miss USA 1984: Mai Shanley (New Mexico)
• The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up: Kelly Anderson (West Virginia)
  • 2nd runner-up: Desiree Daniels (Tennessee)
  • 3rd runner-up: Sandra Percival (Missouri)
  • 4th runner-up: Steffanee Leaming (District of Columbia)

• The remaining semi-finalists were (in order of placement): LaVonne Misselle (Illinois), Debbie Epperson (Oregon), Cookie Noak (North Carolina), Julia Murdock (Oklahoma), and Laura Shaw (Texas).

Special awards

• Miss Congeniality: Diane Gadoury (New Hampshire)
• Miss Photogenic: Laura Shaw (Texas)

Final competition scores

State Preliminary Interview Swimsuit Evening Gown Average New Mexico 8.913 9.533 9.300 9.422 9.418 West Virginia 9.008 9.465 9.277 9.454 9.398 District of Columbia 8.483 9.244 9.014 9.400 9.219 Missouri 8.422 9.311 8.922 9.055 9.096 Tennessee 8.564 8.877 9.211 9.055 9.047 Illinois 8.917 9.088 9.011 8.966 9.022 Oregon 8.981 9.040 8.687 9.333 9.020 North Carolina 8.791 9.166 8.822 9.022 9.003 Oklahoma 8.616 8.744 8.522 8.853 8.706 Texas 8.715 8.277 8.588 8.944 8.603

Winner      First Runner-up      Second Runner-up      Third Runner-up      Fourth Runner-up      Top 12 Semifinalist

Delegates

The Miss USA 1984 delegates were:

Alabama - Kelly Flowers Alaska - Sherri McNeally Arizona - Daria Sparling Arkansas - Shelly Boyd California - Theresa Ring Colorado - Michelle Anderson Connecticut - Lynne Scalo Delaware - Denise Lennick District of Columbia - Steffanee Leaming Florida - Stacy Hassfurder Georgia - Jayne Poteet Hawaii - Puna Stillman Idaho - Valencia Bilyeu Illinois - LaVonne Misselle Indiana - Susan Willarbo Iowa - Michele Boisvert Kansas - Elizabeth Johnson Kentucky - Tammy Melendez Louisiana - Rusanne Jourdan Maine - Vickie Lynn Gay Maryland - Betsy Cook Massachusetts - Deborah Neary Michigan - Adriana Krambeck Minnesota - Martha Mork Mississippi - Carla Green Missouri - Sandra Lee Percival

Montana - Kristi Ogren Nebraska - Joni Rundall Nevada - Donna Lee McNeil New Hampshire - Diane Gadoury New Jersey - Diane Everett Qualter New Mexico - Mai Shanley New York - Carolina Flury North Carolina - Cookie Noak North Dakota - Suzanne Lewis Ohio - Rosi Erwin Oklahoma - Julia Murdock Oregon - Debbie Epperson Pennsylvania - Tina Albright Rhode Island - Debbie Mowry South Carolina - Ginger Gree South Dakota - Donna Smith Tennessee - Desiree Denise Daniels Texas' - Laura Shaw Utah - Michele Lynn Brown Vermont - Sue O'Brien Virginia - Leah Rush Washington - Sue Gerrish West Virginia - Kelly Lea Anderson Wisconsin - Tamara Schoff Wyoming - Cheryl Rawson

Special entries

• Miss Teen USA 1983 - Ruth Zakarian
• Miss Teen USA 1984 - Cherise Haugen

Contestant notes

• Kelly Anderson (West Virginia), the first runner-up, went on to compete in Miss World 1984, where she placed fifth overall.
• Additionally, Sandy Percival (Missouri), the third runner-up, competed at Miss International 1984.
• Three contestants previously competed in the Miss America pageant:
  • Mai Shanley (New Mexico) - Miss New Mexico 1983
  • Desiree Daniels (Tennessee) - Miss Tennessee 1982 (first runner-up at Miss America 1983)
  • Kelly Anderson (West Virginia) - Miss West Virginia 1982

Judges

• Jim Craig
• Anna Colon
• Ralph Wolfe Cowan
• Anne Kirstin Clenshaw
• Billy Hufsey
• Kim Seelbrede
• Tony Dorsett
• David Mason Daniels
• Catherine Hickland
• Irving Mansfield
• Vicki Lawrence

External links

• Official website